The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 706 - 406: The Hunt

Chapter 706: Chapter 406: The Hunt

"The Book of Knowledge exclaimed ecstatically, ’Good! This is just great! We are saved!’"

It was sprinting through the mind, its pages flipping so fast they almost seemed to fly.

Rod was slightly surprised. Although Source Materials were very precious, especially those suitable for stars, he had acquired quite a few before and had never seen it this excited.

"Book, what’s different about this Source Material?"

The Book of Knowledge wrote back in laughter, "Source Material? No, no, it’s not just Source Material. It is the star that is different. The ’Star Shuttle’ is a very strong star. After quantification, it can bring a lot of Source Energy to the Dream Realm, and the star’s own enhancement is also very significant. Its Star Energy is one of our main weapons."

Rod was delighted, but this was not a place to linger. Once the sealing had stabilized, he picked up the heavily wounded Hall and carried the weakened Misole, making a quick dash for the outside.

There was no hindrance along the way anymore. All the monsters had turned into ashes, all the Sealing Gates had collapsed on their own, and the entire Soul Devouring King Castle seemed empty and deserted, with the Black Fog noticeably lighter. Rod even had time to casually scoop up Monster Ash.

After running out of the Soul Devouring King Castle, Rod’s vision suddenly extended to over a thousand yards.

What met his eyes was an empty expanse, devoid of any monsters. The earlier Soul Thirst Demons had all been turned to ash in that fiery rain.

Rod sighed in his heart. Was this what the bottom line of First Level Combatants looked like? When they fought with all their might, recklessly, was this the kind of power they erupted with?

It wasn’t until Rod ran out of reach of the Soul Devouring King Castle’s influence that he saw a shadow of monsters.

This showed that the disruption caused by the Soul Thirst Demons had pulled over all the monsters in the area.

The Book of Knowledge said in Rod’s mind, "Master, look."

Looking back, Rod could clearly feel the difference in the Soul Devouring King Castle. The space, with the castle as the center, was sinking, and there was a clear distortion as if a massive object with immense gravity was present.

"This is the characteristic of the Soul Devouring King," Misole spoke softly. "A King Level being transcends everything, pulling the power of the Dark World to this place, where the dense Black Fog gives birth to more and more powerful monsters."

The Book of Knowledge corrected in the mind, "More precisely, it is its Strong Source."

"A soul controlling a large amount of Source Laws is incredibly heavy, bending the Sea of Source and creating a Domain Well effect. This is a very powerful King Level Monster, having full control over the Source Laws in its soul. Even during the height of humanity, it was not a disaster that could be easily handled."

Only at that moment did Rod clearly feel the formidable strength of a King Level being.

Unlike the emerging Strong Level monsters from before, monsters were no longer just enhanced in terms of Spiritual Energy, but had undergone an essential change. They were no longer beings of a single hierarchy; their Position had leaped.

The Book of Knowledge had once told him, the higher the Position, the more primordial it was, and the closer it was to the world’s origin.

But leaping in Position was very difficult. Once Spiritual Energy reached a certain level, only by mastering Source Laws could Position be elevated.

Rod had an epiphany.

No wonder there were so many super powerful monsters in the Super Rank Strong Level, and no wonder the gaps between them were so vast.

Without control over a Strong Source, no monster could claim kingship.

Without enough authority in the Sea of Source, none deserved to be called a king.

No matter how strong their Spiritual Energy was, it all falls within the category of Super Rank Strong Level.

As a result, the Super Rank Strong Level had monsters like the Abyss Giant Snake and the Insect Queen, super powerful beings.

In that regard, the Dead Soul Nightmare that Rod had once slain was his most profitable kill.

The Dead Soul Nightmare had, by sheer chance, stolen a portion of Strong Source and, without having full control over it, was forced to invade the Dream Realm, unwittingly delivering a great feast to Rod.

Without that invasion, Rod would never have been able to ignite the ’Giant God Power’, nor could he have rapidly broken through to Tenth Level Spiritual Energy and become a Second Level Combatant, let alone shine in the subsequent series of battles.

Of course, if Rod had shrunk back then, opting not to awaken the darkness, he would have utterly wasted such a tremendous opportunity.

Ha!

Rod clenched his fists.

It seems that I have truly grasped fate’s throat.

As long as I can firmly follow its pulse, step by step climbing upwards, tearing through the darkness, dispelling the Black Fog, and letting light illuminate the land, perhaps it’s not such a foolish fantasy.

Of course, I definitely can’t have another mental lapse.

One false move, and it’s the Abyss from which there is no return. The Book of Knowledge has some bad habits that need to be corrected as well.

First thing’s first, I need to repair the puppet; Aphro is the most reliable one for this.

But where is the ’Primordial Soil’? How should I search for it? There has been no update on the mission I issued in the Royal City to search for it.

Also, the mission for the Soul Devouring King is completed just like that, but what exactly does the number "51" mean? Is the disaster averted, or has it already arrived?

Or is it merely the Book’s ramblings or my own hallucination?

Rod was laden with heavy thoughts, a multitude of questions tumbling in his mind, unable to stop for a moment.

An hour passed.

Rod hurried back to the Rock Lighthouse.

The grand hall of the Lighthouse was already packed with people. First Commander Herman and Archbishop Horus were there, along with many Defense Chiefs and logistics personnel.

The moment Rod stepped inside, Horus and Herman rushed up to him. The white light of healing enveloped him instantly, and both Misole and Hall were taken away by someone in the chaos, as a swarm of medical staff rushed over, their Spiritual Energy glowing intermittently in the hustle of healing.

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